Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 vs MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

49specifications compared
11differ
38identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 (4 vs 0). The MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 (2 vs 1). The MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 (6 vs 4). Only the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 has on-board graphics card. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0, Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:SATA
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
On-board graphics card
- P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:Yes
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:0
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:1
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:4
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
DVI-D ports quantity
- P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:0
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
BIOS type
- P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:EFI AMI
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:UEFI
Width
- P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:244 mm
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:226 mm

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Comparison of P8H61-M LX3 R2.0, H61M-P31/W8
72 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 View product	B MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P31/W8 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0	2.0, 3.0
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	173 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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